Bundy, Francis William
Personal Information
Rank | Sgt |
Forename(s) | Francis William |
Surname | Bundy |
Gender | M |
Age | 27 |
Decorations | |
Date of Death | 20-10-1943 |
Next of Kin | Son of William Herbert and Lilian Bundy, of Racedown, Bridport, Dorsetshire. |
Aircraft Information
Aircraft | Avro Lancaster III |
Serial Number | JB348 |
Markings | LQ-R |
Memorial Information
Burial/Memorial Country | Germany |
Burial/Memorial Place | Reichswald Forest War Cemetery |
Grave Reference | 31. G. 10. |
Epitaph | GREATER LOVE HATH NO MAN THAN THIS, THAT A MAN LAY DOWN HIS LIFE FOR HIS FRIENDS. R.I.P. |
IBCC Memorial Information
Phase | 2 |
Panel Number | 138 |
Enlistment Information
Service Number | 1390343 |
Service | Royal Air Force Volunteer Reserve |
Group | 8 |
Squadron | 405 (Vancouver) |
Trade | Air Bomber |
Country of Origin | United Kingdom |
Fellow Servicemen
Last Operation Information
Start Date | 20-10-1943 |
End Date | 20-10-1943 |
Takeoff Station | Gransden Lodge |
Day/Night Raid | Night |
Operation | Leipzig. 358 Lancasters, 16 Lost (4.5%). Weather conditions were poor and bombing was very scattered. No local report is available but it is unlikely that significant damage was caused. |
Reason for Loss | Crashed at Harrenstätte, Germany |